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S 3912 109th Congress Senate

Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services (SENIORS) Act of 2006

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the exceptions process with respect to caps on payments for therapy services under the Medicare program.

Introduced: September 19, 2006 See on congress.gov
Health Ambulatory careMedicarePhysical therapySocial Welfare
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Sep 19, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 19, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9727)
Sep 19, 2006
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 Latest action September 19, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services (SENIORS) Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the temporary process for obtaining an exception from the uniform dollar limitation on Medicare payment for medically necessary physical therapy services (Medicare therapy cap exceptions process).

Extends the exceptions process period from the beginning of calendar 2006 through calendar 2007.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6132 Identical bill Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services (SENIORS) Act of 2006
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 26, 2006
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 19, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3912: Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services (SENIORS) Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3912/
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